European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Agric Byberry Tarde new York times Hutnan tace takes players to exotic destinations like Peru s Mech pm Cebu for a global scavenger Hunt global adventure by Kathleen Sharp Santa Barbara Calif news press. Y our Mission should you accept is to scald the Heights of Machu photograph yourself at the Summit As Prool. Of your ascension. On your Way Down the inca ruins pick up a color Lul Teia a Square shaped hat worn by Cuzco Indian women. Then ride a Llama Down the bolivian Side of Tho andean Alps to Iho noisy duly cily of la Paz. Elbow your Way through Iho crowd hop a bus and trundle Iho air pod Rel Codly behind schedule. Tick tick tick run through tha air Oil and sweating and barely catch your plane to Malaysia catch your breath. Then figure How to Orage the next foreign land Lor another Gringo Geogan howl that excursion May to among six other offbeat eats required in an International scavenger Hunt a Montecito Man has scheduled . The idea is to create a world adventure said Jonathan Bassan Bassan a real estate Developer is organizing a Jot Sot travel contest that is one Parl cultural lesson one part athletic workout and one part deadline. All in Iho name of a business. This is an updated. Yankee version of Jules Verne s around the world in eighty Days divided by four. It s an ethnographic crash course a cultural pig out. A Wach one buggy lot around the Globe dubbed Cha human race the contest is a Competition for 30 to 50 iwo person teams All contestants will be Given a list of seven International places to visit Marysol Ihorn resembling Shangrila spots in such countries As Kenya Argentina arid Nepal. To prove you Ai need at each destination contestants must produce a photograph of themselves at each site on the must do list while trekking across Mother Earth each team must do Quiric an item Peculiar of thai spol for example Tercel for an Omu egg on your Way to Ayers Rock in Australia and no flabby Couch Polales please contestants must to Able to Rappel Down the Side of Ayers Rock As easily As they climb a lop an Skinny inca Trail. To want people to experience these places to spend time in each Village and rub shoulders with the. Native said Bassan to qualify Lor the countdown one needs Only Lime Money and health an Only fee of $5,300 per contestant will cover Airlie and lodging. Basson said bus lain and Llama ases Aro on your own lab. So Are dishes of sushi Paella Baklava and any other meals racers May choose to most races this one docs not belong to the Swift Iii wanted to see who could gel around the. World he fastest that d he easy explained Bassan. Some wealthy Guy with a car jul could zoom to the finish " 1. .1-1 -. -. Instead of Speed this human Raco is a. Grown up s pent up wanderlust rather than Appeal to College graduates clutching chocolate covered Hostel guides this venture is targeting 1hc desk bound investment banker who Liko Waller Molly Only dreams of faraway places. I d like to gel business people out of the confines of their offices Bassan said. We live in an incredibly Beautiful world gesturing around his own Lush Unglo like Yard in Montecito. A one Lime activist during California s Radical Chic Days Bassan said to dropped out to leisurely travel the world from 1978 to .1981. He imported primitive Art from the places he Al filed. His Home reflects his travels As Well As his tastes. Locust baskets rpm the Philippines line his Kitchen shelves a tibetan shaman s Dagger glints on a Pedestal near a Iron window a painted god Roma new Guinea ceremonial House shares Down Al a visitor who squirms nervously. No one likes to House sit for to said Bassan laughing in 1981. Bassan realized thai in was tire id Settle Down Ullh his French wife and raise a family . To support. His family Bassan started buying hundreds of acres of land in Texas and began developing apartment buildings business Parks and commercial strips. Bassan made his Fortune in Iho open expanses of Texas. Then he Tost some of his Fortune when thai stale s Oil based Economy started deteriorating a Lew years ago last year he sold his holdings and turned away irom real estate. It s Loo one dimensional . I be spent the belter half of my Lile trying to make Money Lite is Loo Short Lor just thai i d like to do something that has some soul to i Don t have any illusions that my Little event will change anything but i d like to be involved n something that s up to said to people could get out and Enoy this world they d have a whole different posture about mucking it up 1 said Sassan. The race s Jackpot May also inspire some travellers to pack their bags. The first team to finish wins $�5,000 runners up will win �15,000 and third placers can Lake Solace in a $7,500 award based on Bassan s current projections. That leaves Bassan s corporation with enough Money to cover advertising promotion airfare lodging and other associated costs a said. I Don t intend to make Money in the lust year . Bui if the human race gets Oil on the right tool. Basson Anli Ciales corporate sponsorships product contracts and profits. G Page 14 the stars and stripes Olf s touring pros Are notorious lesson lakers. They re always having some Parl of their swings re gripped re lolled or refinished. Gary player is known Tor taking lessons from his Wile or his Caddie or a mailman to meets on the Way to the course. Unlike the rest of us he has the ability to assimilate the mailman s lip extract irom it the precise swing adjustment needed and win a National championship All in the same Day. Tom Kite is willing to listen to anyone Wilh a theory so voracious is his appetite for the science of the swing. When he wins a tournament. A dozen teachers and psychologists claim credit giving Rise to his nickname. Team " Jack Nicklaus is forever crediting a family member Lor a putting lip that turned his game around advice even came irom his Golden retriever Blondie who Jack said was advocating a More inside out swing path. O.k., we re Only kidding about Blondie but tour pros do love to take lessons Why Don t the rest of us. Now is the time of year when we should be thinking about lessons with Spring in the air Many golfers Haven t to untied their clubs in months. Your game is vulnerable to the old bad habits. Everything feels a Lille strange when you Haven t played Fps a while so Why not Start with the right fundamentals ii you be been thinking about a grip change the most difficult adjustment you can make now is the time to do ii. But be prepared to Sutler through a period of regression or poor play when you make major swing changes. Ii you re wording to improve your fundamentals with a Good teacher the ultimate Reward will be worthwhile even though it May Lake a few months of hard practice and High scores to achieve 11. Here Are a Tew Success stories for inspirational purposes. Mark Calcavecchia a two time Winner this year underwent a major overhaul of his game before breaking through. Mark had a lot i Talent but not much technique when he started working Ullh me in 1986. Said his teacher Peter Kostis when he came on Lour Lor lha first time he was playing against other players who had Talent but they also worked hard and knew what they were working Kolls Analysed Calcavecchia s game and concluded that he needed to become a Fader. In other words he had to change his swing to Stop hitting the Ball right to Letl and learn to hit it Lesmo right. Kolls took Cacay Echla s Power game and made ii into a control game resulting in dramatic improvement. Most golfers want to Hook the Ball because Rig tit to left spin produces More distance but Many Good players who already have Power prefer to fade in. Because left to right spin encourages More control As. A Hooker Calcavecchia was t consistent suited to a tee David Leadbetter a leaching pro who works with Nick Faldo and David Frost recommends that at the snarl of tha Spring you should pay special attention to Lour areas of the setup grip alignment Ball position and posture. Hold the club with Light pressure. You la tend to strangle the club in you Haven t played lately make sure your Leel. Knees hips and shoulders Are parallel to the target line with the Driver you want the Ball roughly of tha Lefi Heel. Move in Back a Little with the Shorter clubs ii you re a sheer you might want to try in Back a Little farther than Normal. Stick out your rear end and flex your Knees at address. Stay Light on your feet throughput the swing last and most important relax especially at the snarl of the season you May stand Over the Ball too Long i Hank Loo hard about All the things you want to do and tense up your Muscles the easiest Way to stay relaxed is to keep in motion waggle the club and feel the weight of the head new York times wednesday
